LATE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO OF A STORK
Ca. AD 200 - 400. A gold ring with a slender hoop of rounded section and an oval bezel mount set with a chalcedony intaglio. Small globules are applied at the top and bottom of the setting. The intaglio is engraved with a stork in profile, depicted standing with a long beak and extended legs. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.707; The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40009662. Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 3.3g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s..
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Ca. AD 200 - 400. A gold ring with a slender hoop of rounded section and an oval bezel mount set with a chalcedony intaglio. Small globules are applied at the top and bottom of the setting. The intaglio is engraved with a stork in profile, depicted standing with a long beak and extended legs. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.707; The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40009662. Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 3.3g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s..
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